Women's Tennis

Tennis struggles continue for men and women against Pomona-Pitzer

Genna Ford and Chris Williams (Photos by Larry Newman)

Apr 15, 2013

ORANGE, Calif.- Looking to snap their respective losing streaks,
the Chapman University men's and women's tennis teams both came up
short to Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday. The men's team extended their
losing streak to three matches, suffering a 9-0 shutout at the
Pauley Tennis Complex in Claremont while the women lost their fifth
straight, an 8-1 decision at the Anaheim Hills Racquet Club.

Women's Tennis: Pomona-Pitzer 8, Chapman 1

Senior Genna
Ford improved her conference singles record to 4-2
with a win over Sammy Chao as the Panthers
narrowly avoided a shutout in their SCIAC showdown with the No. 22
ranked Sagehens. Ford's victory from the No. 3 position was the
only matchup that went to three sets, as she won 7-6, 5-7,
10-3.

Despite being swept in doubles play, the Panthers pushed the
Sagehens in closely contested matches. The No. 1 duo of
Andrea
Hammer and Kelley
Klebenow lost to Pomona-Pitzer's top duo of
Jamie Solomon and Marie Fleming
by a score of 8-5. On the No. 2 court, Ford and Sophia
Duong were edged out by their Sagehen counterparts,
8-6.

The Panthers will look to snap their losing streak on Friday as
they travel to Caltech to take on the Beavers in their final SCIAC
match of the season.

The men's tennis team saw its SCIAC troubles continue on
Saturday, suffering its second straight shutout and fifth straight
conference loss. The nationally ranked No. 22 Sagehens delivered
Chapman its fifth shutout of the season.

The Panthers were swept in singles play, with all six matches
decided in straight sets. Troy Akin competed from
the No. 1 position, losing to Max Sabel, 6-3, 7-5.
Kyle Coates suffered a similar fate, losing to
Chris Wiechert, 6-4, 6-3 from the No. 2 position.
Brett Buford, who entered the match with a 6-9
record from the No. 3 position, lost in straight sets, 6-4,
6-2.

It was more of the same for the men in doubles competition as
the No. 1 duo of Buford and Akin lost to Sabel and Frankie
Allinson, 8-2. Coates and Chris Williams
played as the No. 2 duo, dropping an 8-2 decision. Zach
Resnick and Nick Mulflur rounded out the
doubles teams, losing to Wiechert and Kevin Wei,
8-3.

The Panthers have two SCIAC matches remaining before the Ojai
Tournament, April 26-28. The men's team will play host to Caltech
at the Anaheim Hills Racquet Club on Friday before traveling up to
Occidental for the final regular season match on Sunday.